Plumbing-fixture.



Sez-iai Sie. 761,5.:33.

a modification '1g'. f!" lg a plan i' seourmg the ha sink t@ the Ver-meal 5 an elevation of the auf Wximecl rom the wallT and u o1 th@ coupling or lfie construclon of space. the mo'wairieiit of alle Xfitli the Soil or outlet pipe in iis expansion nml comi-action clue to @i temp@ im-e, and to prosuch mm einem i, pi'efembly embeiu lle face of me Wall r of the clase?,

D e 32e-ing pfmicleal i@ coupling in omleiio permit of icl range of movemen o :fue bowl ally :nul lawfully. l also 313 egt'enfl the coupling sleev a cons lezible d mi i0 the front 0f the Wall incline it dowmmrdlv s0 as to fit ill@ outleib past boni. This serves the tw@ funci`, 4 lz'zifge bearing air-@ea on. the

nl ifrf which to support the bowl,

join' litwem 'ille lower f .iplin slei'e mifl the li-swl below the Surface n the walter in lie bowl, sa that a Wafer ssal is piovicled, thus making it cezbn'm 10 seivcr gag can leal; through tlm jioin im@ the house. The cnnstiuction is illutiaied for the most pat :is applied 'tn closeis, bwk it will be understood liat the invention is applicable any, z'eceptacle which is suppe-rial mm die Wall, such as sinks :md lle like, and the term bowl is med throughout in its generic sense to refer "co any such receptacle supported from the will und discharging' through a soil or outlet pipe in the partition.

iefei'iing' first t0 the Consruction Shown in Figs. l to l is the bowl which may be @i any approvef type; 2 is Elia seau seemed by alle hinge members 3 and 4f; 5 is the soil in" e livel;

' or outlet pipe of which the T 6 constitutes a part; 7 is a bearing plate of metal set into the front face of the partition 8; and 9 is a coupling o1' sleeve. which takes the entire weight of the bowl and serves to secure such bowl to the T 6.

The upper end of the coupling or sleeve 9 is screw threaded into the T as indicated at 10, and the joint is made tight and the sleeve prevented from rotating in the T, by means of the packing 11, preferably metallic, which is tamped tightly into the recess in the front ace ot' the T surrounding the sleeve.

Compressible gaskets 12 and 13 of rubber 0r' similar material are provided at the shoulder 14 and at the front end of the sleeve, respectively. The bowl is pulled longitudinally of the sleeve in order to compress the gaskets 12 and 13 and make tight joints, by means of the bolts 15 on opposite sides of the bowl, These bolts engage at their front ends the abutments 16 carried by' the bowl (Fig. 2), and atftheir other ends pass through openings in lugs 17 integral with the sleeves 9. Secured between the heads 18 of the bolts 15 (Fig. 1) and thelugs 17 are the seat hinge supporting brackets 19. The hinge members l are secured to these brackets 19 by means of the bolts 20. The bolts 15 therefore perform the double function of clamping the bowl to the sleeve 9, and of securing the seat hinge supporting bracket 19. The annular space between the sleeve 9 and the bowl, and lying between the gaskets 12 and 13, is preferably lled with an elastic cement in order to provide lin-extensive bearing surface between the sleeve and the bowl, such extended bearing surface being desirable since the sleeve 9 supports the entire weight of the bowl.

Inasmuch as the bowl is supported entirely upon the outlet pipe 5, provision must be made to permit the sleeve 9 and the bowl to move vertically with the expansion and contraction of the soil pipe. To this end the beaig plate 7 which surrounds the sleeve or coupling 9 is provided with an opening 2l of such size that the coupling is free to work up and down therein and also laterally a slight amount. The plate 7 prevents injury and gives a. bearing over which the face of the bowl may ride freely as the bowl tollows the movements of the supporting outlet piping.

Adjacent the lower end of the sleeve 9 an annular 'recess 22 is provided in the bowl,

which recess 22 is connected with the water supply for flushing the bowl,` such water supply also having connection with the annular ring 23 at the upper edge of the bowl, in the usual manner. The lower end of the sleeve 9 partially iiils the outlet from the recess thus providing *for an annular flushing 'jet which discharges along the periphery of the sleeve 9. The sleeve 9 is pieferably made of cast iron, and is fitted at its lower end with a sleeve 24 of relatively soft non-corrodible metal such as brass. By tiling the lower edge of this ring or sleeve 2-1, the size of the jet opening may be regulated to suit the requirements. The extreme end of the sleeve 9 is preferably inclined i where it bears against the gasket 13, so as to give a wedging action and a tighter joint at this point. It' desired, openings 25 may be provided through the vitreous lip adjacent the annular jet, so that in the operation of the closet oblique jets of water are forced intotlie body of water lying within the sleeve 9.

In installing the closet the sleeve 9is screwthreaded into the T G to such a point that when the bolts 15 are drawn tight the bearing face of the closet will engage, or approximately engage, the bearing plate 7, and after such adjustment, and before the bowl is finally secured in position by the bolts 15, the metallic packing 11 is taraped into posit-ion, thus serving to make a tight joint between the sleeve and the'T, and preventing any rotation oit the sleeve upon its screwthreaded connection with theV T. An absolutely tight joint between the sleeve and the bowl is insured byreason of the gaskets 12 and 13, and the joint is further guarded against the passage of sewer gas from the soil pipe, by reason of the fact that the gasket 13 lies below the water level A of the bowl. A water seal is thus provided for one end of the coupling or sleeve, and even though there should be leakage of water pastlthe joint there can be no leakage of sewer gas.

The utilizing o`f the end of the sleeve 9 as one-side of the peripheral jet passage is of advantage for two reasons. In the first place this arrangement permits of the ad' justment ot the size of the peripheral jet to suit requirements, which is more orJ less important, and in the second place the danger of the annular space being filled with the gloss employed in coating the bowl is avoided. Difficulty is ordinarily experienced in the glazing operation, by reason of the co1- lection of gloss in relatively narrow pas sages, and this diiiiculty is entirely eliminated, since the lower edge of the sleeve opposing the vitreous glazed lip is adjusted to suit requirements, after the glazing operation. centerline of the soil pipe to be positioned at a minimum distance from the bearing,

face of the bowl, thus reducing the thickness of the partition required t'or the soil pipe, and also permits the depth o'l the bowl to be reduced to a minimum.

Vhere a Siphon jet closet is to be employed, such as that illustrated in my Patent No. 1,017,4f37, issued February 13, 1912,

The arrangement also permits the Y@ D Lunge@ zug uve/man: is man c'on Imm upon alle ne;

pomwn, and zrrounfhng 1b -if het pip@ at 126 mortmg met-id ai; one end :luigi paf-Wage ly ciosmg www T S u cl2 outlet pipe, and a supporting coupling projecting substantially horizontally therefrom and inclined (,lownward, a bowl'having an upwardly inclined outlet passage telescoping over the downwardly inclined ,end of the coupling, whereby the coupling acts as an internal bearing support for the bowl, securing means for drawing the bowl longitudinally of the coupling, and tension means between coupling and bowl above and to the r ar ol the lower end of the coupling, adapted to apply stress at substantially 4right angles to the axis of the inclined portion of the coupling.

4. The combination in a wall bowl plumbing iixturc, piping comprising a vertical outlet pipe, and a supl'iorting coupling projec'ting therefrom and inning its outer end inclined downwardly, a bowl having an upwardly inclined outlet passage telescoping over the inclined portion ot' the coupling, a sneli' at the upper rear portion or' the bowl, upwardly extending )racket means rigid with the ciulpling and opposing the said sliel".y and tension means transverse to the axis ol the inclined portion of the coupling and extending between' the shelf and the bracket means. r

5. The combination in a Vall bowl plumbing fixture, piping comprising a Vertical outlet pipe, and a rigid supporting coupling projecting substantially horizontally therel'rom and then inclined downward at .an angle of approximately OO to the horizontal, a bowl having an upwardly inclined outlet passage telescoping over the downwardly inclined end of -tlre coupling, and securing means for drawing the bowl longitudinally ol the coupling, the said coupling taking substantially the entire weight oi the bowl and the inclined portion or the coupling constituting the lining or' the outlet passage of the bowl, and the upper outer surface hereof taking the down ward thrust of thc wl.

In 'testimony whereofI I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of the two subscribed witnesses.

RA A. MAN l. Witnesses z ARoHwonTH MARTIN Ln'rrrlA A. MYERS. 

